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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Steamed Pumpkin Cake





Ingredients:

500g pumpkin (cut into cubes)
100g dried shrimps, washed and chopped
6 cloves garlic, finely minced
5 shallots, finely sliced
3 tbsp cooking oil

Seasoning:

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tsp chicken stock granules
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper


Batter:

250g rice flour
40g wheat starch
30g tapioca flour
1.25 litre water

For topping: 

spring onion, sliced finely
ground toasted peanuts (optional)
toasted white sesame seeds
chilli sauce


  • Heat oil in a frying pan and saute shallots and garlic until fragrant; remove from pan.  Then lightly fry dried shrimps. Transfer to a bowl.
  • In the same pan, stir fry pumpkin for about 2 minutes.  Add in the fried shallots, garlic, dried shrimps and seasoning.  Stir fry for another minute.  Remove from heat.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix  the rice flour, wheat starch, tapioca flour and water together.  Stir to ensure there are no lumps in the mixture. 
  • Cook batter over low heat until mixture thickens.  Add in pumpkin.  Mix well.  
  • Pour batter into a well greased (26 cm round) pan.  Using a spatula, level the surface.
  • Steam on high heat for about 45 - 55 minutes or until cooked.  (There will be liquid on the surface, just leave it as it will be absorbed as the cake cools and prevents the surface from drying out). 


19 comments:

  1. Oh instead of the normal yam we use, we can substitute it with pumpkin, looks delicious and yummy. Wow using 28cm pan means this is a huge portion ingredients. Here selling one piece of this kuih is $0.80.

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    1. Hi Mel, I used the same recipe as my Steamed Taro Cake, only I left out the addition of sugar and swap the taro with pumpkin. Oops, the pan was 26cm not 28, typo, sorry!

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  2. Hi Veronica, another nice version of 'Kim Kuah Kuih'. So tempted to make one again - family favourite.

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  3. Minty~~
    i like tis kuih~~
    haha... can treat me it??
    with some chili sauce... haha!!!
    thx ya~~

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    1. Sabrina, sure can treat you if only you were here. I've got homemade chilli sauce too ;-)

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  4. Your pumpkin cake looks delicious, this would be perfect for breakfast and for "yam-cha" time! Thank you for stopping by and for your nice words!
    Happy to be your newest follower!

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    1. Thanks for visiting and being my newest follower! Your comments are much appreciated.

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  5. Veronica, the steamed pumpkin cake sure looks good!

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  6. Hi there! Like how you bake them like a muffin shape! I never have steamed pumpkin cake b4 & I haven't been having steamed taro cake for a long time too. It is something only I will eat! Force isn't working on my hubby for this cake, hahaha!

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    1. I baked it in a tray but cut it out using a cookie cutter. My kids didn't even try it cos they don't like pumpkin.

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  7. Hi Veronica, that looks yummy but doesn't look like 26cm to me?

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    1. Haha, you are right, my pumpkin cake sure doesn't look like 26cm. But it was baked in a 26cm tray and I used a round cutter to cut it out. Just for taking photo only.

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  8. Love your pumpkin kueh... With the visible chunks of pumpkin inside! I love pumpkin! :))

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    1. Thanks. I guess if you like pumpkin, you'd like this kuih. My hubby loves it but not my children.

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  9. I have a friend who makes a yummy pumpkin steam cake, but i never got roundto asking her for the recipe. Guess now i need not :) must definitely try this out. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. You are welcome Esther. Hope you like the texture of this kuih.

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  10. Veronica,
    I like this kind of steamed cake but i always have the taro version.
    Looking at your pumpkin cake with those lovely pumpkin cubes I know this pumpkin version is just as nice. Would like to try this out...yum yum

    mui..^^

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  11. I love the yam version so this would be delicious too! Hope to try it as soon as my kitchen is ready!

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